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Sunday, April 10, 2011

Treasure Hunting in the Backyard....

My girls went off picture taking in the woods this afternoon and came home telling me about all the neat old jars they saw. So after I finished Spring cleaning the back deck, I handed the baby to hubby, put on my wellies and trecked out to the woods with them. We had known that this was old farm land, and that there was the farm "dump" in the back of our property, but we never really dug into it before. We started out by just bringing that little plastic bucket you see in the wheelbarrow, but soon realized we needed more, so we got the wheelbarrow and a shovel.

I know it is hard to see the "treasures" in this heap of mess, but there really are some cool things.... A bright blue enamel coffee pot, lots of old medicine bottles(with cool imprinted labels), milk glass make up jars, perfume bottles, a coin, a broach pin, a intact vacuum tube from a tv, a silver spoon, belt buckle, booze bottles, canning jars, and more. We only brought home the intact items, there were so many beautiful things that we left because they were in pieces... pottery, depression glass, enamelware bowls, rusted out buckets, etc. Though we did leave about 4 or 5 bottles that were totally intact with lids and all, but they were nasty science experiments with their contents still in them and there was no way I was going to open them up!!!

My oldest daughter, texting her friends about what she was doing. Surprisingly, my youngest daughter and I called it quits before her, she wanted to keep digging.(can you tell how gorgeous it was out? Shorts weather, but still snow on the ground)Youngest daughter searching the small brook.Ok, this is a really scary picture of me, but I thought I would post it anyway! :) Here is my youngest daughter and myself brining it all back into yard. Oh, and for future reference, don't wear braids on the first day of outside Spring cleaning!! I have a wicked sunburn on the back of my neck!We came home and gave everything a quick rinse and everything is currently sitting in a bleach bath in the wheelbarrow. I will bring it in piece by piece and give it a thorough scrubbing this week.

It was a fun afternoon and we really felt like archeologists discovering hidden treasures and it was even neater because they were from people who lived on our property before us.

I think that sounds like a great time! I can't wait to see all those pretties! I think you also look just fine! You are too hard on yourself, as we all can be! LOL! I was just complaining to my hubby about the fact that since I have quit smoking, I have seemed to gain a little weight. I am not liking it. It seems your metabolism changes at some point.Have a good day.Renee

My girlfriend has a dump and we went digging and found awesome stuff.A tip for you that I learned the hard way if you find old milk bottles or any bottles with litho/graphics let them bake in the sun a few days or the everything washes off.Warm Blessings!~Amy

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I hope you find some fun and interesting things here. I'm always redecorating and rearranging my home, so there are always new pics to look at. I will also share crafts I make and thrift finds(love Goodwill and yardsales). My style for my home is slowly changing, from prim to more vintage farmhouse with a mix of eclectic accents. I just like too many eras, but I am trying to weed out the new stuff and eventually just have antiques and hand made stuff. Enjoy your stay and if you see something you want to PIN, go right ahead!

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I'm a 41 yr young mom of 8 wonderful children, who loves to create, decorate, and search for antiques. I was an LPN for a very very short time before the kids but I've been a SAHM for the past 21yrs and married to my hubby for over 22yrs. I would love to live in a big old farmhouse one day, but for now, I'm happy making our house a happy home for us all to enjoy.

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